IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Iron Mountain Connect comparison

IBM and Iron Mountain are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #49 with an average rating of 7.0, while Iron Mountain is ranked #66. IBM holds a 1.0% mindshare in BRS, compared to Iron Mountain’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Iron Mountain users who would recommend it.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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88% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Iron Mountain Connect and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are two data management solutions. Users report that while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus has superior features making it worth its higher price, Iron Mountain Connect is more favorable in terms of pricing and support.

Features: Iron Mountain Connect is praised for robust data security, compliance features, and ease of use. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus delivers comprehensive data protection, advanced backup and restore capabilities, and supports hybrid environments.

Room for Improvement: Iron Mountain Connect could improve scalability, integration capabilities, and flexibility. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus users suggest enhancements in simplicity, technical support response times, and deployment efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Iron Mountain Connect offers a straightforward deployment process and reliable customer service. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, though involving a more complex setup, provides extensive support resources and better customization options.

Pricing and ROI: Iron Mountain Connect is valued for its cost-effectiveness and solid ROI. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, despite being more expensive, delivers higher ROI through its advanced features and capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

49th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Iron Mountain Connect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

66th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Iron Mountain Connect is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus	1.0%
Iron Mountain Connect	0.5%
Other	98.5%

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Atif Najam

Chief Information Officer and Program Lead at Gatron Industries Ltd

Enables organizations to make large-scale recoveries easily, but the security must be improved

The security must be improved. We face a lot of cyber threats like ransomware. It impacts data availability and protection. The tool must provide a mechanism to make resilient backups. The tool must ensure that the recent backups have no ransomware. The backup must be immutable. They must be cyber-resilient backups. Finding a good resource person for IBM Spectrum in Pakistan is difficult. We have to rely on the support team. Resource availability is a challenge.

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Raj Bhaduri

Enterprise architect at Centrica

Good policies related to data

I primarily use it for various policies related to data, such as data retention, data deletion, and archiving policies. All policies can be set using this system The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities. I would like to see more integration with different platforms,…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"What I like about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its integration, plus it has very good technical support."

"The most valuable features of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are you have many possibilities on how to use it. We use it for backups and to create secondary and third copies. It is possible to pick up Kubernetes containers and use a different cloud provider if you need to start backups on the cloud."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."

"If the system were to go down, we needed to make sure that the system could be recovered and available as soon as possible. Spectrum Protect provides you access to directly bind the backup volume to the server and make the system available instead of restoring it and copying the system."

"The feature I find most valuable is the offload to Spectrum Protect for long-term retention. I think the deduplication and replication are quite nice on Plus."

"A full-featured data protection solution that is reliable and stable."

"The API is very good."

"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."

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"The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities"

Cons

"There could be better integration with Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus, it should be one solution."

"I would like more integration with security. We need to show the value of the product in regards to handling security. For example, how it handles current malware or viruses. IBM should be more proactive in this direction."

"I would like to see continuous data protection (CDP). If there is machine failure, you don't have to go to the backup copy that you took 12 hours ago. You can actually go back to the backup copy made half an hour ago. That is, it would be good to have certain-point-in-time recovery."

"You end up needing to do a lot of troubleshooting to get things to work effectively."

"The Gui interface and usability are not so friendly and easy."

"With ransomware protection and cyber protection, more improvement is possible."

"The solution should allow for backup of iOS snapshots."

"The administration needs to be improved and made simpler to use."

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"I would like to see more integration with different platforms."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is too expensive."

"The initial cost of the product is perpetual but the support fees are billed annually."

"Clients prefer to buy a perpetual license, but the majority opt for a yearly subscription."

"We have a perpetual license for the tool since it is deployed on-premise."

"In addition to the standard licensing fees, we paid for implementation and training."

"The price offering from IBM is coming down because it is based on number of VM machines. So, IBM is coming to the market to show the added value of the product."

"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a little expensive."

"There are a few options available for purchasing the solutions. Overall, the price of the is high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Retailer

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Legal Firm

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	17

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

Pricing is good; it is reasonable and more reasonable than any other vendors.

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What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

Technical support could be improved significantly. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could be made more lightweight and user-friendly in terms of GUI features to make it closer to a perfect score.

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Overview

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection and availability solution for virtual environments that can be deployed in minutes and protect your environment within an hour. It simplifies data protection, whether data is hosted in physical, virtual, software-defined or cloud environments. It can be implemented as a stand-alone solution or integrate with your IBM Spectrum Protect environment to off-load copies for long term storage and data governance with scale and efficiency.

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